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Title The grandfamily guidebook : wisdom and support for grandparents raising grandchildren / Andrew Adesman, MD, and Christine Adamec with a foreword by William Sears, MD, author of the Baby Book.
Publisher Center City, Minnesota : Hazelden Publishing, [2018]
Copyright ©2018
Description xx, 392 pages : charts ; 23 cm


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 LW-Children's Room  PARENT 306.8745 ADE Nearby on shelf  30641006348945 (none)  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction: You're a grandfamily now -- Ready or not, you're raising your grandchildren. A family reinvented: who grandfamilies are-- and how we got here ; From shock to joy-- and everything in between ; Let's get real: strategies for dealing with the middle generation -- Adjusting to the new normal. "Why aren't my birth parents raising me?" ; Responding to problem behaviors ; Challenges at school-- and where to find help -- Legal and financial resources: using them to your grandfamily's advantage. Child custody issues ; Grandfamily finance -- Healthy in body and mind. Understanding children's behavioral disorders and mental health ; Raising a healthy child ; Staying healthy yourself -- Conclusion: When you are the best alternative
Summary "Provides guidance to the millions of grandparents who raise their grandchildren because addiction, mental health problems, incarceration, or immaturity leave the birth parents unfit. Offers insights from experts and grandparents about the new family dynamics; difficult birth parents; legal, financial, and medical issues; school and social challenges; and self-care"-- Provided by publisher.
Other edition Online version: Adesman, Andrew, author. Grandfamily guidebook Center City, Minnesota : Hazelden Publishing, [2018] 9781616497828
Subject Grandparents as parents.
Grandparent and child.
Grandchildren.
Parenting.
Add'l Names Adamec, Christine A., 1949- author.
Sears, William, writer of foreword.
ISBN 9781616497576
1616497572